"Ift is the responsibllity of all Americans--of every faith--to reject discrimination ... to reject proposals that Muslim Americans should somehow be treated differently. Because when we travel down that road, we lose. ... Muslim Americans are our friends and our neighbors, our co-workers, our sports heroes--and, yes, they are our men and women in unform who are
willing to die in defense of our country. We have to remember that."
-President Barack Obama, address to the nation, December 6, 2015
2. What was President Obama referring to In this statement? Why did he feel it necessary to remind the American people of these facts?